He that believes on the Son has everlasting life: and he that believes not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abides on him. (John 3:36)
Merciful and Holy God, our Dear Father in Heaven ~ Thank you for the hope of eternal life on this new day that arrives with reminders of your watchfulness and involvement in our daily lives. Give us wisdom and courage to live according to the faith for which we take our stand. Lead us to people whose heart is open to learn about eternal life through obedient faith in Jesus Christ. We offer this prayer in Christ name, Amen.
Yesterday was moving day, so we called a taxi company and they referred us to a man that owns an older Mercedes 'bread truck' with seats for two in the front and some cushions in the back. We were able to get all our Bibles, song books, other literature and supplies on one trip. We are truly indebted to our young men Afolabi and Akinrinde who are both strong in body and spirit. No box or bag was too heavy for them. They delighted in telling "mom" and "dad" not to overdo it. These two never miss a meeting unless there is some unusual circumstance at their university that would prevent them from being there. They now bring many other students to our Gospel meetings. We thought of having this series to last two weeks, now we see no end in sight. People continue to come. Now that we have a new and more public location, we can do more advertising to attract more people to our meetings. So far, the only advertising we have done is by word of mouth and some small handouts to give to people we meet on the streets. Alexander Prokopchuk's response team has sent out letters to their viewers that have proved to be effective. So far, most of the visitors are from other towns in this region, but at least we have an opportunity to have their encouragement and to teach them God's word. All the going back and forth between the two places consumed the majority of our day. We met more people at our new location who gave us some good advice about where to put our sign out front and other suggestions. We realized when we got our big load over to the new place that we needed a storage room. God provides. There is a small room downstairs near the large hall that we will use for Sunday meetings and special Gospel Revival meetings. They made this available to us at an affordable price. Now we will keep some Bibles and song books downstairs along with the majority of our literature. We will need shelves in that room, and can have them built. We are very excited about our new location and hope against hope that we will begin to see new people in our meetings to hear God's eternal Word. Whenever we think about you and your prayers on our behalf, we are humbled and encouraged.
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